Health and Safety Manager

Principal People are pleased to be supporting a leading infrastructure and utilities organisation with the recruitment of a Health and Safety Manager to support major projects across Yorkshire.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established business delivering major infrastructure projects within the utilities sector, supporting a diverse portfolio of high risk construction and civil engineering works across the region. This role offers a flexible working arrangement with a mix of site, home, and office working, based from an office just south of Leeds.

The successful Health and Safety Manager will provide operational safety leadership across multiple live sites, working closely with operational teams, subcontractors, senior leadership, and client representatives to drive standards, challenge constructively, and support a positive safety culture across the contract.

This role would suit a confident and proactive health and safety professional who enjoys building relationships on site, influencing operational teams, and taking ownership of safety performance across a large scale infrastructure environment.

Why could this be the role for you?

• Join a major infrastructure business with long term secured work and ambitious growth plans
• Opportunity to support a varied portfolio of complex infrastructure and construction projects
• High profile operational role with visibility across the wider business
• Established Health and Safety function with genuine progression and development opportunities
• Varied environment involving major civils, utilities, and high risk construction activities
• Flexible working environment with autonomy across your region and projects
• Opportunity to play a key role in the growth and development of the wider Health and Safety team

The successful Health and Safety Manager will be responsible for:

• Providing health and safety leadership across a portfolio of live infrastructure and capital projects
• Carrying out audits, inspections, and operational reviews across multiple sites
• Supporting and mentoring members of the Health and Safety team across the region
• Leading investigations into incidents and supporting corrective actions
• Reviewing safety performance data, identifying trends, and driving improvements
• Working closely with clients, operational teams, and subcontractors to maintain standards
• Supporting safe delivery across high risk activities including excavation, underground services, lifting operations, temporary works, and major civils activities
• The ideal Health and Safety Manager will have:
• NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6, or equivalent as a minimum
• Experience within utilities, infrastructure, civil engineering, construction, or another high-risk operational environment

What s on offer:

• £65,000 basic salary
• Company car (EV and Hybrid options) or car allowance
• Discretionary Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare Family cover
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holiday
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Long term progression and development opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing infrastructure business in a visible and influential role supporting major projects across the region.